Also, the 8-string set would have two identical E and two identical A strings, so you wouldn't get the effect of an extra octave on your A string. That's just the way those sets are put together: gG cC ee aa.

Also, the 8-string set would have two identical E and two identical A strings, so you wouldn't get the effect of an extra octave on your A string. That's just the way those sets are put together: gG cC ee aa.

Hoo-boy! You saved me from wasting $$ on an 8-string set. Ergo, I shall go to Living Water & ask them to put together a GCcEAa set for me.